MATTHEW HAYDEN RECALLS HILARIOUS INCIDENT ABOUT ANDREW SYMONDS AND KEVIN PIETERSEN!

Matthew Hayden shared some interesting moments in the cricket career of Andrew Symonds in the media.

Hayden says Andrew Symonds was determined to prove himself in Test cricket, the longest form of cricket.

The cricketing world is saddened by the untimely death of former Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds on Saturday night in a car accident.

Symonds, a 46-year-old key player in the Australian team, was part of the team that won the World Cups (2003 and 2007). He dominated both ODIs and Tests during that period.

Symonds is often regarded as a one-day international, but has also played some memorable matches for Australia in Tests.

Matthew Hayden, who was with the Symonds team for Australia, shared two interesting moments from Symonds' cricket career.

"My one beautiful memory of Symonds was when he leapt into my arms at the MCG because he always wanted to be known not just as a white ball specialist but as a Test cricketer. To see him score those runs at Boxing Day Test in front of 90,000 people. I've still got a crushing injury from when he landed on top of my head with his hands elated in the heaven. His mother, father, brother, sister so proudly recognised on that day what a special human being he was," Haydens said.

Speaking further, Hayden also described the clash with Symonds and former England star Kevin Pietersen in the Test match.

"He was batting at MCG and Kevin Pietersen was giving him a hard time from cover point. He took about 20 balls to get off strike and Symonds was just gutted because he desperately wanted to play Test cricket. Kevin continued after which Symonds said ‘Kevin, just because you have tough stickers on your arm doesn’t mean you're tough."

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